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The famously hands-on actor/producer is bearing the brunt of the blame for Universal' s big flop.

Inside the theater, Tom Cruise was jubilant, as he stood in front of the crowd. But in the case of “ The Mummy ,” one person– Cruise – had an excessive amount of control , according to several people interviewed.

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Tom Cruise: A Star in Slow-Motion Career Meltdown

If there’s one thing you can count on when you see a Tom Cruise franchise action movie, it’s the look on his face.&nbsp;Throughout the movie, he looked a little slack and a little blank, a little what-the-heck-is-going-on? It could, theoretically, have been an element of Cruise’s performance. His character, a tomb raider named Nick Morton, gets invaded by the spirit of an Egyptian mummy; his soul then becomes a battleground between good and evil (at least, that’s the idea).

Inside the theater, Tom Cruise was jubilant, as he stood in front of the crowd. “Hey y’all,” said the 54-year-old actor. But in the case of “ The Mummy ,” one person– Cruise – had an excessive amount of control , according to several people interviewed.

Inside the theater, Tom Cruise was jubilant, as he stood in front of the crowd. But in the case of “ The Mummy ,” one person– Cruise – had an excessive amount of control , according to several people interviewed.

There were few signs that a major blockbuster was about to premiere when “The Mummy” rolled into Manhattan last week. The marquee of the AMC Loews Lincoln Square Theatres had gone blank. The carpet was totally covered with black plastic. Security only let guests past barricades after quizzing them about what they were there to see, and everybody had to walk through two imposing metal detectors.

Inside the theater, Tom Cruise was jubilant, as he stood in front of the crowd. “Hey y’all,” said the 54-year-old actor. He introduced Alex Kurtzman, the film’s director, as well as the cast members, who stood quietly as Cruise delivered a 10-minute improvised speech. “Movies aren’t made by single people,” he said. “It’s a team effort.”

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" The Mummy " looks like a box office bomb, making less than million on its opening weekend. Studio insiders are blaming Tom Cruise . They say he had excessive creative control over the project.

But in the case of “The Mummy,” one person–Cruise–had an excessive amount of control, according to several people interviewed. The reboot of “The Mummy” was supposed to be the start of a mega-franchise for Universal Pictures. But instead, it’s become a textbook case of a movie star run amok.

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<p>Cruise now seems to be throwing franchises against the wall to see which of them will stick. Another “M:I” film, another “Jack Reacher” mystery, now “The Mummy,” and what’s next?</p>If there’s one thing you can count on when you see a Tom Cruise franchise action movie, it’s the look on his face. It is cool and poised, sleek and alert; it’s all dashing resolve.

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Universal, according to sources familiar with the matter, contractually guaranteed Cruise control of most aspects of the project, from script approval to post-production decisions. He also had a great deal of input on the film’s marketing and release strategy, these sources said, advocating for a June debut in a prime summer period.

With terrible reviews, “The Mummy,” which insiders say cost as much as $190 million to make and more than $100 million more to market and release worldwide, may struggle to make its money back. The film is performing much stronger overseas, where it was Cruise’s biggest international rollout with a $142 million opening weekend. It’s not clear if the movie will break even, and it’s cast a shadow on the studio’s plans for a Dark Universe franchise that’s supposed to feature A-list stars like Johnny Depp (as “The Invisible Man”) and Angelina Jolie (in negotiations for “The Bride of Frankenstein”).

A representative for Cruise didn’t respond to a request for comment. In a statement, Universal refuted that Cruise had a negative influence on the production.

Tom Cruise has no chill

Tom Cruise is generally said to be a swell guy. Scientology screeds aside, his Hollywood collaborators often attest to what a fun oddball he is ― so much so that Vulture just published a list of 19 “unsettlingly nice” anecdotes about Cruise.&nbsp;Case in point: the control Cruise reportedly demanded on “The Mummy,” which bombed in North America last weekend despite hefty grosses in foreign markets that still worship Cruise when he’s in action-star mode. (For the record, let’s agree right now that the best Tom Cruise is hardscrabble charmer Tom Cruise, as in “Risky Business,” “Jerry Maguire” and “The Firm.

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“Tom approaches every project with a level of commitment and dedication that is unmatched by most working in our business today,” the statement read. “He has been a true partner and creative collaborator, and his goal with any project he works on is to provide audiences with a truly cinematic moviegoing experience.”

Cruise’s controlling behavior comes as Hollywood’s star system is in tatters. In the 1990s and early aughts, studios shelled out big money for the likes of Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, and Harrison Ford, confident that their names above the title could guarantee ticket sales. In exchange they were offered big perks, hefty salaries, and a sizable share of the profits. Along with the money came the power to veto key decisions. But as comic book movies and special effects-heavy productions took over, top actors found themselves in less demand and with less influence. Cruise has navigated the new landscape better than some–the “Mission: Impossible” franchise still makes money but other efforts such as “Oblivion” have disappointed. Going forward, he may have difficulty exerting the same kind of sway over other films.

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In the wake of “The Mummy’s” failure, the decision to tap such an untested director on a sprawling action-adventure seems to have been foolhardy. Kurtzman wouldn’t necessarily rank high on a studio’s wish list for a project this big, given that he’s a producer and writer who only helmed one small feature that debuted to mixed reviews (2012’s Chris Pine drama “People Like Us”). As Kurtzman struggled to adjust to scope of the project, it felt more like Cruise was the real director, often dictating the major action sequences and micro-managing the production, according to sources.

There were other ways that “The Mummy” was transformed from a scary summer popcorn movie into a standard-issue Tom Cruise vehicle. The actor personally commissioned two other writers along with McQuarrie to crank out a new script. Two of the film’s three credited screenwriters, McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman, an actor-writer who played small roles in “The Mummy” and “Jack Reacher,” were close allies of Cruise’s. The script envisioned Nick Morton as an earnest Tom Cruise archetype, who is laughably described as a “young man” at one point.

His writers beefed up his part. In the original script, Morton and the Mummy (played by Sofia Boutella) had nearly equal screen time. The writers also added a twist that saw Cruise’s character become possessed, to give him more of a dramatic arc. Even though Universal executives weren’t thrilled about the story — which feels disjointed and includes the strange plot twist of Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyl — they went along with Cruise’s vision.

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And the crew fell in line too, behind Cruise as the boss. “This is very much a film of two halves: before Tom and after Tom,” said Frank Walsh, the supervising art director, at a London screening of “The Mummy” this week. “I have heard the stories about how he drives everything and pushes and pushes, but it was amazing to work with him. The guy is a great filmmaker and knows his craft. He will walk onto a set and tell the director what to do, say ‘that’s not the right lens,’ ask about the sets, and as long as you don’t fluff what you’re saying to him … he’s easy to work for.”

Once the film was done, Cruise brought in his longtime editor Andrew Mondshein to piece together the final picture. (The film’s credits also list Gina and Paul Hirsch as editors.) He spent time in the editing suite overseeing the cutting, which everybody agreed wasn’t working. On the lot, there were differences of opinions about whether Cruise’s directions were improving a picture that had been troubled from its inception or whether they were turning a horror film into a Cruise infomercial. Some believed that Cruise had no choice but to assert himself. Given Kurtzman’s inexperience directing tentpoles, Cruise, who has carried heavily choreographed action movies all his life, had to try to rally the troops or risk having the production fall behind schedule.

Universal knew that if it wanted “The Mummy” to compete against the likes of “Wonder Woman” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” it needed every ounce of Cruise’s waning star power. As the studio scrambled to deal with weak tracking, it released a portrait in late May of Cruise with other actors from the Dark Universe franchise, including Depp and Javier Bardem (who will play Frankenstein). Yet the studio couldn’t even assemble all the actors in the room at the same time, and the image had to be Photoshopped. The Internet reaction to the last-ditch marketing effort was tepid at best. It was another reminder that the big names that once ruled Hollywood are inspiring a lot less love from audiences.

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The reviews may have been brutal, but at the premiere Cruise seemed pleased, complimenting everyone involved and portraying the finished film as a team effort. “Jake! Jake!” he shouted at one of his co-stars Jake Johnson. “It was awesome working with you, Jake!”

Tom Cruise has been a fixture on the big screen for more than 30 years. With his next mega-budget film “The Mummy" (pictured) hitting theaters in the U.S. on June 9, let's look at some of the movies that the Hollywood star has appeared in over the course of his career.

Taps (1981)

When condo developers try to demolish the Bunker Hill Military Academy, the cadets take extreme measures to save their school. Cruise was seen in the role of Cadet Captain David Shawn, who plays an integral part in the retaliation.

The Outsiders (1983)

The film featured a stellar cast of upcoming young actors including Cruise and (L-R) Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon (rear), Ralph Macchio, Emilio Estevez and Patrick Swayze. "The Outsiders" focused on the rivalry between two gangs and Cruise was seen as Steve Randle, a cocky member of one of the gangs called Greasers.

All the Right Moves (1983)

This sports drama revolves around high school football player Stefan Djordjevic (Cruise) and his struggle for a college scholarship which he must get to escape the drudgery of the small town he lives in.

Legend (1985)

Cruise's first fantasy-adventure film saw him play the role of Jack, an adventurous forest dweller, who must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying the world and save the love of his life, Princess Lily (Mia Sara, R).

The Color of Money (1986)

This tense Martin Scorsese-drama revolves around a former pool hustler, Fast Eddie Felson (Paul Newman, L) as he trains a cocky young man, Vincent Lauria (Cruise), the tips and tricks of pool hustling.

Cocktail (1988)

Rain Man (1988)

Cruise played the role of a shrewd hustler, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his recently-deceased father has left his sprawling estate to his autistic brother, Raymon (Dustin Hoffman, L). In order to possess the property, Charlie decides to gain custody of his brother and thus they embark on a road trip from Cincinnati to Los Angeles and forming a bond along the way.

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

The film follows the story of Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam war veteran who becomes an anti-war human rights activist. For his work, Cruise received his first Academy Awards nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

Cruise took up the challenging role of Lestat, a vampire who bites and changes Louis (Brad Pitt) into a bloodthirsty monster. Louis later chronicles the story of his transformation in an interview with reporter Daniel Molloy (Christian Slater).

Mission: Impossible (1996)

On of the most popular spy movie franchises of all time, the first installment in the series introduced the world to the suave secret agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise), who is framed for the murder of the members of his team, the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). Hunt takes the help of two disavowed IMF agents and a slew of high-tech gadgets to uncover the truth.

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Cruise plays the title role of a smart sports agent who gets fired from his firm as he writes about perceived dishonesty in sports management. He struggles with the only football player who agrees to remain his client, Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and tries to prove that one doesn't need to be corrupt to make it in this business. The role earned him another Best Actor Oscar nomination.

Magnolia (1999)

The visionary drama, follows the story of nine interrelated individuals as they discover happiness, love and meaning. For his portrayal of Frank T.J. Mackey, Cruise won an Oscars nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Minority Report (2002)

Set in the year 2054, the Steven Spielberg-film follows the story of Chief John Anderton (Cruise) of the PreCrime unit, which uses mutated humans to foretell when a crime is about to happen. When a forecast predicts that Anderton will kill a man in 36 hours, he flees the police force, trying to avoid the murder.

The Last Samurai (2003)

In this poignant action-drama, Cruise played Nathan Algren, an American Indian War veteran, who is asked to train the Imperial Japanese Army, created to destroy the samurai rebel army. However, as the story progresses, Algren ends up embracing the samurai culture, fighting against the imperial army in an epic climactic battle.

Lions for Lambs (2007)

Robert Redford, Meryl Streep (L) and Cruise deliver power-packed performances in this war-drama, directed by Redford himself. Cruise played U.S. senator Jasper Irving, who launches a new war strategy in Afghanistan.

Tropic Thunder (2008)

Valkyrie (2008)

Cruise starred as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg in this taut thriller based on the true story of the failed assassination attempt of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler by the German officers during World War II.

Oblivion (2013)

Set in 2077, the story is set in a battle-ravaged Earth, deserted by human beings after their war with aliens. Engineer Jack Harper (Cruise) and his communications partner Victoria "Vika" Olsen (Andrea Riseborough) are left behind, to repair downed combat drones which guard generators against hostile alien forces. One day, Harper comes across a mysterious woman and eventually learns secrets which makes him question the mission itself.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

In this tightly-paced sci-fi thriller, Cruise portrayed the role of Lt. Col. Bill Cage, who accidentally gains the power to reset the day each time he dies. As he gets a grasp of his ability, he teams up with super soldier Rita Vrataski to defeat the alien forces called "Mimics."

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

Directed by Edward Zwick, the action-crime drama film is a sequel to the 2012 film “Jack Reacher.” In the film Reacher (Cruise) goes on a mission to find out the truth behind a major government conspiracy to clear his name.

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